June 18, 2013

Ms. Dolkas & Ms. Loeung

Welcome to Ms. Dolkas’ and Ms. Loeung’s page. As this site develops, so will the content published here on this page, as well as in the posts contained herein below this content.

In addition to direct contact with teachers, CSD is pleased to provide more granular access to specific notes from teacher classrooms. With this increased access to teacher updates published on the website comes a wide array of subscription options. Using the links provided on the Connect page, classroom families can easily define what information (news and/or teacher notes) they wish to receive, as well as how they receive this information; delivery options for each category of news and/or teacher notes includes email, text message (SMS), Twitter and RSS.

On a quest for classroom books…

Help – Our classroom library is disappearing!  Please look around for any school books lingering around your house or possibly hiding under a bed (?!).  Yes, it’s been known to happen before.   Any returned books are greatly appreciated so… [Read More...]

Field Study Photos

Were you a chaperone who took pictures on any field studies this year?  If so, we’d love to have a copy of them for a project Mrs. Gantenbein has offered to create! Please e-mail any photos to Tamie Gantenbein at… [Read More...]

Last Week of School Events

Here’s a quick overview of special events this last week of school: Monday, 5/27- Memorial Day (no school) Wednesday, 5/29 – Portfolio Night (families are invited to come any time between 4:00 – 8:00 pm) Thursday, 5/30 – 5th Grade… [Read More...]

Needed: 2 liter soda bottles!

As part of our flight unit, students will become bottle rocket engineers as they go through the scientific design process. Please send your child to school with a 2 liter bottle by Thursday, May 23 when they will begin constructing… [Read More...]

Portfolio Night

You and your child will have the opportunity to take part in the end-of-the-year conference, Portfolio Night, on Wednesday, May 29. It is a positive way to end the year and celebrate all the growth and learning that has transpired…. [Read More...]

2nd Trimester Celebration

You are invited to our 2nd Trimester Celebration on Thursday, February 28th from 2:30 – 3:30 pm in the grade school gym. You’ll be able to browse through a 13 Colonies “Big Book” that students collaborated together to make.  Then… [Read More...]

Week 12/17 – 20 Update

The last week of school before Winter Break is usually very hectic and this year definitely followed that pattern.  Students wrapped up their decomposers unit, finished their “Gifts of Writing” project, discussed the endings of their book group books with… [Read More...]

“Wormery” pics

For the past few weeks, students have been studying the role of decomposers in the energy cycle and as part of the food web.  They performed plays and created group mold gardens and wormeries, as well as making multiple observations… [Read More...]

Important Dates in November

Tuesday, 11/6 – Eagle Creek Field Study and Election Day Thursday, 11/8 – End of 1st Trimester Monday, 11/12 – No School (Veteran’s Day Observed) Wednesday, 11/14 – Picture Retake Day Friday, 11/16 – School Day and 1st Trimester Celebration… [Read More...]

1st Trimester Celebration – Friday, 11/16

Please join us on Friday, 11/16 at 3:00 pm in the grade school gym to celebrate the amazing work students are doing this trimester!  All the intermediate classrooms will be showcasing projects from their 1st Trimester studies.  We hope you… [Read More...]